Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heminephrectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hem-inephrec-to-my
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

surgical removal of one of the two kidneys

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A two-step procedure was performed to induce chronic renal disease (CRD): left heminephrectomy at 20 weeks of age followed by right total nephrectomy 1 week later."

Etymology

From hemi- + nephrectomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hemi

Usage

Inflected Forms

heminephrectomies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

heminephrectomize

Questions

What does heminephrectomy mean?: surgical removal of one of the two kidneys
Where does heminephrectomy come from?: From hemi- + nephrectomy.

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